EP2259392A3 - Laser resonator cavity configuration - Google Patents

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EP2259392A3
EP2259392A3 EP10178735A EP10178735A EP2259392A3 EP 2259392 A3 EP2259392 A3 EP 2259392A3 EP 10178735 A EP10178735 A EP 10178735A EP 10178735 A EP10178735 A EP 10178735A EP 2259392 A3 EP2259392 A3 EP 2259392A3
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Nir Davidson
Asher A. Friesem
Liran Shimshi
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Abstract

Presented is a laser resonator cavity comprising at least one gain medium (16A,16B) and end reflectors (12A,12B,14) which define together longitudinal modes of light in the cavity, the resonator cavity further comprising: (1) a beam coupler assembly (320) configured to split tight impinging thereon into a predetermined number of spatially separated light channels (C1,C2), and to cause phase locking and coherent combining of the light channels, having common longitudinal and transverse modes, in a double pass through the beam coupler assembly, to thereby produce an output combined light channel, the beam coupler assembly being configured for polarization coupling of the light channels and comprising two polarizers (322A,322B) accommodated in a spaced-apart relationship along an axis of the cavity; and an optical element (323) configured as a half wave retardation plate or 45° polarization rotator accommodated between the two polarizers; and an aperture arrangement (318A,318B) configured to select in at least one of the light channels a predetermined transverse mode content that is desired at the cavity output (14).
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